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Granite State

  • Episode aired Sep 22, 2013
  • TV-14
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
9.7/10
66K
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Hidden away in the Granite State, Walt lies low and rethinks his legacy, while his family faces increasing scrutiny and a new order consolidates power back home.Hidden away in the Granite State, Walt lies low and rethinks his legacy, while his family faces increasing scrutiny and a new order consolidates power back home.Hidden away in the Granite State, Walt lies low and rethinks his legacy, while his family faces increasing scrutiny and a new order consolidates power back home.

  • Director
    • Peter Gould
  • Writers
    • Vince Gilligan
    • Peter Gould
  • Stars
    • Bryan Cranston
    • Anna Gunn
    • Aaron Paul
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  • IMDb RATING
    9.7/10
    66K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Peter Gould
    • Writers
      • Vince Gilligan
      • Peter Gould
    • Stars
      • Bryan Cranston
      • Anna Gunn
      • Aaron Paul
    • 62User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Bryan Cranston
    Bryan Cranston
    • Walter White
    Anna Gunn
    Anna Gunn
    • Skyler White
    Aaron Paul
    Aaron Paul
    • Jesse Pinkman
    Dean Norris
    Dean Norris
    • Hank Schrader
    • (credit only)
    Betsy Brandt
    Betsy Brandt
    • Marie Schrader
    RJ Mitte
    RJ Mitte
    • Walter White, Jr.
    Bob Odenkirk
    Bob Odenkirk
    • Saul Goodman
    Laura Fraser
    Laura Fraser
    • Lydia Rodarte-Quayle
    Jesse Plemons
    Jesse Plemons
    • Todd
    Emily Rios
    Emily Rios
    • Andrea Cantillo
    Michael Bowen
    Michael Bowen
    • Uncle Jack
    Kevin Rankin
    Kevin Rankin
    • Kenny
    Adam Godley
    Adam Godley
    • Elliott Schwartz
    Jessica Hecht
    Jessica Hecht
    • Gretchen Schwartz
    Carmen Serano
    Carmen Serano
    • Carmen Molina
    Brennan Brown
    Brennan Brown
    • AUSA
    Eric Price
    Eric Price
    • Public Defender
    Robert Forster
    Robert Forster
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      • Peter Gould
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      • Vince Gilligan
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    10ayysaad-67795

    This ending is EASILY the best episode's ending of all time.

    I have nothing to add and no words to describe this greatness.

    Just ,WOW!
    10and_mikkelsen

    Emotionally cold experience!

    This episode just left me feeling empty! After what happened in Ozymandias, you just feel hopeless, like nothing matters!

    This episode sees both Walt and Jesse strugling as thry slowly breaks and become a shadow of their former selves! They both feel like they have lost everything and are just looking for that purpose to keep fighting! Both actors are phenomenal as well! Aaron Paul does a haunting and emotional scene of someone who completely shatters!

    This episode made me feel sad for Walt more than ever! All he ever wanted was to take care of his family! That is his one goal now! All that matters!

    This episode is also last time we see Saul! You wanna know what happens to him? Go watch Better Call Saul!
    10WalterSoprano

    How is it going to end

    In this episode there is more shock of course not as shocking as the previous episode but this episode shows that this last episode is going to be legendary. There is so much to be concluded. This episode is easily described with one word heartbreaking. Jesses life is at an all time low I won't say what all happens but it is all showing how great this last episode is going to be.

    I'm just hoping to god that this last episode has complete closure. It's been a long journey and it saddens me that it is going to end only a week from now, may everyone know this is the greatest television show of all time and will remain in my heart and mind for the rest of my life. Thank you for reading my review.
    10umutkahraman-1994

    THE BEST ENDING OF AN EPISODE IN TV HISTORY

    This episode was insane, especially the ending. Its script is a real gold. The main theme of this series is played in just one scene in the whole 5 seasons, and that scene had to be one of the greatest moment of TV history, just as it is. I really don't know what to say about it, but I know that I can not forget this episode (and the last scene) for a long time. Breaking Bad should be teached at the movie schools. While most of the other shows gets worse, BB gets better with every new season until the very last second of the series.
    9Mr-Fusion

    Rock bottom

    One of my favorite "Breaking Bad" scenes occurs in the closing moments of "Granite State". Walter White sits there at the bar, weakened by chemo and utterly hopeless, witnesses his former business partners smearing his only remaining legacy on "Charlie Rose". It's bad enough he's stuck in the New Hampshire mountains, can't get his money to the people that need it, and the police are on their way to arrest him. But that one last blow to his ego is just the right spur to reignite his will. And you can just see the fires of an exploding sun behind Cranston's eyes, it's a hell of an image. And it does a fine job of teasing the final episode where who-the-hell-knows will happen.

    If "Ozymandias" was about violently razing the Heisenberg empire, "Granite State" is about the very depths of that pit of despair; not felt just by Walt, but almost everyone around him. It's sad on a very different level.

    9/10

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    • Trivia
      Parts of the final phone call between Walt and Walt Jr. had to be filmed a second time because the original production footage was partially destroyed during shipping as the film canister fell out of the containing truck and was crushed by a 737. They wound up inter cutting between the original shooting and the re-shooting.
    • Goofs
      When Walt sits in the bar at the end, he orders a neat Dimple Pinch. The bartender pours about a fifth of a glass. Two minutes later there is a shot of the glass, which is now not only smaller than the last one, but also half full. The scene ends with a shot of the glass Walt ordered from the beginning combined with cops in the background. This continuity error was caused by the loss of a canister of film and parts of the scene having to be re-shot.
    • Quotes

      DEA Agent: DEA. Albuquerque District Office. How may I direct your call?

      Walter White: I'd like to speak to the agent in charge of the Walter White investigation.

      DEA Agent: Who may I say is calling?

      Walter White: Walter White.

    • Crazy credits
      Bryan Cranston is credited both as an actor and a producer. For his actor credits (Br) is highlighted and for his producer credits (Y) is highlighted for chemical elements Bromine and Yttrium from periodic table.
    • Connections
      Featured in QT8: The First Eight (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Breaking Bad Main Title Theme
      (uncredited)

      Written by Dave Porter

      Performed by Dave Porter

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    • Release date
      • September 22, 2013 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
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    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA
    • Production companies
      • High Bridge Productions
      • Gran Via Productions
      • Sony Pictures Television
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      • 53m
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      • Dolby Digital
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      • 16:9 HD

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